Surnia ulula caparoch. 1889, October 19. Lake Umbagog. Leonard's Pond. The sun had set but it was still daylight when, nearly half a mile away, crowning the slender tip of a dead ash on the shore of Leonard's Pond, I make out a Hawk Owl. Paddled to within 20 feet of the foot of the stub and shot my choked barrel at him. He flew and my right barrel missed. He went only about 100 yds. and alighted near the top of another dead tree. I landed again, got nearly under him and again shot the choked barrel. I handful of feathers floated down but the bird scaled off across the pond, my second barrel failing to stop him. I followed and started him again in dense second growth, getting a mere glimpse at him. Dis- gusted beyond measure I returned to camp in the twilight. October 24. Lake Umbagog. Moose Point. Started down the lake just before sunset. As we were passing Moose Point Jim discovered a Hawk Owl perched on the tip of a slender but not tall dead larch in the flooded forest of larches. We were about to land when it flew, coming directly to- wards us and alighting within 100 yds. I walked (to nearly) within shot having no cover and making a crashing as I broke through the ice among the grass. It flew again but only a few rods alighting on a rather tall stub. I walked up within 30 yds. and firing the choked barrel of the Fox gun had the satisfaction of seeing it fall dead. A fine specimen larger than my first.